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ADOLPHE-SEIGLE, OF PARIS, FRANCE, ASSIGNOR TO THE COMPAGNIE IN- TERNATIONALE DES PROOFJDES ADOLPHE SEIGLE, OF SAME PLAUE.

APPARATUS FOR TREATING LIQUIDS SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 567,751, dated September 15, 1896.

Application filed January 15, 1896. Serial No. 575,615.

(No model.) Patented in France August 18, 1895, No. 249,583; in

England October 3,1895, lie-18,518; in Belgium October 18, 1395,No.117,938; in Hungary November 5, 1895,1510. 4,276;

in Austria January 24, 1896, N0. 46/301 in Lnxembnrg February 10', 170; in Turkey Pebruary19, 1896, No. 496; in Brazil March 23, 1896, No. 2,031,

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADOLPHE SEIGLE, a citizen of France, residing at 147 Rue de Courcelles, Paris, in the Republic of France, have invented certain new and useful Improve: ments in Apparatus for Treating Liquids, (for which I have obtained British Letters Patent No. 18,518, dated October 3, 1895; French Letters Patent, No. 249,583, dated August 13,

1895; Belgian Letters Patent, No. 117,938, dated October 18, 1895; Austrian Letters Patent, No. 46/301, dated January 24, 1896; Hungarian Letters Patent, N 0. 4,276, dated November 5, 1895; Italian Letters Patent, I 5 LXXX, 53, dated March 31, 1896; Letters Patent in Luxemburg, No. 2,452, dated February 10, 1896; Turkish Letters Patent, No. 496, dated February 19, 1896; Letters Patent in Brazil, No. 2,031, dated March 23, 1896, and Letters Patent in Tunis, No. 170, dated February 15, 1896;) and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention has for its objects, first, to

provide an apparatus, heated preferably by a jet of incandescent vapor produced by a gas generator or sprayer, for the treatment of liquid hydrocarbon to gasify the same; second, to provide an apparatus in which the 5 liquid is subjected to a series of reactions brought about by the heat at a more or less elevated temperature and in such manner as to give rise to a new liquid or gaseous prod not, for example, an oil-gas; third, to provide an apparatus which in application is especially adapted to transform a heavy hydrocarbon into a light petroleum, and fourth, to provide an apparatus adapted for refrigera tion as well as effecting the fractional distillation of hydrocarbon oils orpetroleums.

My invention, stated in general terms, consists of an apparatus constructed, arranged, and adapted for operation in substantially the manner hereinafter described and claimed.

reservoir K.

1896, No. 2,452; in Tunis F b 15, 1896,110-

and in Italy March 31,1896,LXXX, 58.

The nature, scope, and general features of my invention will be more fully understood from the following description, taken in connection with the accompanyin drawings, forming part hereof, and in which- Figure 1 is an elevational view, partly sectioned, of an apparatus embodying features of my invention. Fig. 2 is avertical section of one of the members of the apparatus, and Fig. 3 is a section on the line ay of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the heating apparatus, so called, consisting of a series of shells or cylindrical sections A, A, and A of cast-iron, steel, or other suitable material, and constituting the combustionflue thereof.

B represents two series of metallic tubes. 0 and O are arched or junction tubes connect-\ ing the hollows of the walls of the said shells or sections of the combustion-flue,as hereinbefore explained.

D is a tube leading to the surface refrigerating appliance E, at the bottom of which is a draw-off cock F.

e e are the vertical tubes of the refrigeratin g appliance, and e e are boxes or collectors connecting these tubes, located at the top and bottom thereof, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings. A pipe G connects the refrigerating appliance E with a reservoir H, provided at the top with an outlet-tube I, in which is provided a cock 1'.

K is a feed-reservoir.

L is agas-producer of any suitable type adapted to gasify or spray liquid hydrocarbons, the delivery of which is regulated by means of a pyrolneter M, located beneath the shells or cylindrical sections A, A, and A of the apparatus.

P is a hand-pump extending into the feed- The apparatus A is arranged in such manner as to be heated by means of an incandescent jet issuing from the gas-producer L. The shells or sections A, A, and A constituting the combustion-chamber of the apparatus, are double-Walled, as clearly illus- 9 5 trated in Fig. 1 of thedrawings, and, as indicated in full and dotted lines in Fig. 2, have provided in them longitudinal partitions forming channels between them, in which the liquids pass in serpentine course backward and forward about the cylindrical shells of the apparatus, the construction of which heatingchannels is clearly illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3. The ends of the hollows between the sections of the combustion-flue are closed by flanges se cured by means of bolts or other means against corresponding seats at the ends of the shells or sections A, A, and A and tight joints are established by inetalloplastic join ts of suitable size, shape, or condition. The said channels may have along part of their length suitable refractory material or metallic chips or shot, which have not been shown, but will be readily understood without such illustration. The shells or sections A, A, and A forming the combustion flue, instead of being constructed, as illustrated, of two concentric tubes connected together by longitudinal partitions, may be formed of a central cylindrical com bustion-flue located in a triangular, square, or hexagonal prism, upon the faces of which longitudinal or transverse grooves may be formed. The tubes 13, leading from the reservoir K to the channels of section A are heated by the gases of combustion passing from the combustion-flue, these gases following the path indicated by the arrow 1 in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The liquid to be treated is contained in the reservoir K, in which the required pressure is produced by means of the pump P or in any other suitable manner. The liquid may also be delivered into the apparatus by means of a compression-pump, if found desirable to use such an appliance. The tubes through which the liquid is forced may be provided with a meter or other feed-regulating apparatus. The liquid follows the path indicated by the arrows 2, first entering the pipe B, then passing into the channels of section A then by the tubes 0 into the section A, and finally through pipe C and section A. After having traversed this path at a greater or less speed, according to the plgssll-re maintained in the reservoir K, the liquid is either dissociated and trans formed into a fixed gas or into a lighter liquid, or simply vaporized, according to the objects to be attained. The vapors or gases then pass by the tube D into the surface cooler E, formed of a series of vertical tubes e, connected at both ends with boxes or collectors c. The products condensed in these collectors may be removed by opening the cock F, or collected separately by as many cocks as there are collectors employed. This arrangement is necessary in cases where it is intended to fractionally distil or treat liquids. The non-condensible products pass in a serpentine course from top to bottom and vice versa through the whole series of tubes of the refrigerating appliance and escape by the pipe G into the receiver or gasometer H of any suitable type provided with a body of water, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1. The gases in passing through the water are washed and completely cooled. In cases in which in the treatment the liquid only produces a gas the surface cooler may be omitted. The delivery of the gas-producer Lor of the sprayer is regulated by hand or automatically by means of the pyrometer M, heated by the gases or vapors from the exit ends of the apparatus, which are allowed to pass through it, then to the condenser.

B is a drain-cock, which is closed when the apparatus is at work.

As shown, the pyrometer M consists of a tube mounted at one end upon a suitable suppor the other end of which tube is provided with a rod, and under the influence of the temperature of the apparatus it is adapted to regulate the admission of the hydrocarbon or other fluid into the gas-producer by the closing of its feed-orifice to a greater or less eX- tent, according to the movement of the said rod. The gas-producer may be fed either by a specially-constructed reservoir or by the reservoir K, as shown, when the liquid to be treated is a hydrocarbon or is a mixture of liquid hydrocarbons. The jet or flame may also be furnished by the gaseous products in the apparatus, especially as these gases may be under very high pressure. For this purpose it is only necessary to afford the feed liquid a pressure commensurate with that of the gases and good results will be obtained.

It will be manifestly obvious that as to details of my invention, with special reference to the particular arrangement of the apparatus hereinbefore described, modifications other than those indicated may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, and hence I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to The precise construction and arrangement of all the parts of the apparatus as illustrated; but,

Having thus described the nature and objects of my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In an apparatus of the character described, a series of double-walled sections, the interior of which form a continuous combustionfiue, the walls of the sections being separated to form a liquid-chamber concentric with the flue and closed at either end of the section, a series of spiral partitions dividing the liquidchamber into a series of serpentine channels, aseries of pipes each forming a means of communication between the liquid-chambers of adjacent sections, and means for forcing oil through successive sections in a direction opposite to that in which the products of combustion pass through said sections, substantially as and for the purposes described.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ADOLPHE SEIGLE. Vitnesses:

G. DE MEsTRAL. CLYDE SHRoPsHIRE. 

